domingo, 14 de febrero de 2016

Peter and the Wolf’ was composed in 1936 by Sergei Prokofiev. He was asked to write a new musical symphony for children and he completed this composition in four days. The story was based on a Russian folktale.

There are six different musical themes, representing the characters in the story:

When Prokofiev wrote Peter and the Wolf, he chose an instrument to correspond with each character’s personality.

1) -Why Prokofiev chose each instrument for each character: what is it about the sound of the instrument that makes it a perfect fit with the character?
2) – For each character, what other instrument could Prokofiev have chosen to create a similar effect?

And then, let’s talk about some elements of ‘Peter and the wolf’ Folk Tale:

3) – Where does this story happen? Landscape: Is the river in the story the size of the Bow River?
4) – Is this a modern story, or a long ago story?
5) – Could this story happen today?
6) – Did the characters in the story learn something? What was it?
7) – Is that an important lesson for us? How can it apply to you and me?